The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-19
FLORIDA.

State Treasurer Grill continues to i'm
prove.
Barlow will have an Episcopal church
building soon.
William hurry has just been convicted of
arson at Monticello.
At Orlando nearly forty warrants have
been issued for parties failing to pay street
tax.
Work on the CaITabelle railroad is reported
as progressing finely. Several miles have
been graded and the force is being increased
every week.
A contract has just been given to w. H.
Thompson to build a new Methodist church
at Waukeenah He says he will have the
editlce completed by Christmas.
At Lawtey Stephen Powers has purchased
| the six-acre orange grove of Col. Reed, of
Fernandina. Mr.. Powers on some two acres
or less of this land raised and sold 5000
worth of Strawberries.
The County Judges Office at Orlando re-
ceived three wild cat skins Wednesday for
bounty. This is getting to be an expensive
thing for the county. For the present
month, at the same ratio, it will reach $50
At Clay Springs a movement is on foot to
raise funds to build new school building,
as one is much needed. The ladies have
taken the matter in hand, and will soon
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in the good work.
At Tallahassee the cotton receipts are 100
per cent. greater than during the same
period last year. and a large portion of the
crop is vet unmarketed. The staple is of
excellent quality and the prices received
much more satisfactory than for two years
past.
T. ]. Moore, of Waukeenah, has recently
taken out patent on an egg-case. 1t is in
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convenience in shipping them. Eggs
placed in his case will remain fresh for
three months in the warmest season of the
year.
w. T. Dees, of Lafayette county, has in
his possession chicken which he regards as
a great curiosity. 1t is full grown, and in
place of a comb it has horn an inch and
half long. 1t is veritabe horned chicken
and is attracting considerable attention in
his vicinity.
The party who used the mail boat to cross
Hillsborough inlet, thereby indirectly
causing Mr. Hamiton's death, has been
captured, and is now in care of Mr.. O'Neill
the Sheriff, at Lake Worth who will deliver
him to the United States authorities at
Jacksonville ON the charge of obstructing
the mail.
Information from the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington, received by Hon.
Samuel PaSco, is to the effect that the De-
paftment considers impracticable the re-
quests made by the last Legislature for an
increase in mail service for certain points in
West Florida and in Taylor and Lafayette
counties.
DIR. H. A. Vogelbach Of Melrose, died on
Tuesday evening of hemorrhage of the
bowels. He was a prominent citizen of
Clay county--one of the County Commits
sioners-- died at Green Cove Springs
AT the time of his death he was associate
editor of the Melrose Duylight He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity.
The Railroad Commission has received
from Col w. r. DAVIS, General Counsel for
the Florida Southern railway, a communi-
cation protesting against the enforcement
OF the passenger rates fixed for the Char
lotte Harbor division. Next Monday has
been set for the hearing of the South
Florida railroad officials on this subject
The new machinery for he railroad com
pany's sawmill at Carrabelle has arrived,
and i'll about three weeks they expect to
start up with day and night crews Eec-
trio lights will be in abundance about the
mill aid premises. II the mill turns out
100, 600 feet every twenty-four hours IL will
employ about 100 men, not to mention the
army that " i'll be necessary in the WOODS
to furnish the logs,
Although it is late in the fall. rattlesnakes
are being killed in large numbers in the
country adjacent to Waulleenah. They are
generally of enormous size and very vicious.
\ rattlesnake recently visited lady's poul-
try yard near there, aud was CAUGHT going
Off with a hnlf-grown turkey. The lady
called her two yard dogs and set them on
the snake. He struck both dogs, killing
them, but when the turkey was released it
was found to be uninjured. The snake was
finally killed by two negroes with fence
rails. He measured g feet and inches long,
and had fifteen rattles.
The case of the State VS.. Charles Brown
(coloredl, indictment for murder, came up
at Monticello Monday, and with very little
trouble jury was empanneled. Brown
was charged with the brutal murder of his
wife, on the Groom place in the lower part
of the county, and after the commission of
the act he fled and took up quarters in
Madison county. The Governor offered a
reward of 500 for his capture and convic.
ton of the crime charged. After several
months concealment he was captured and
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